Jelani Remy, who stars as Simba, joins the ensemble to perform 'He Lives in You' from 'The Lion King' national tour.

Written by

Amy Stumpfl
| For The Tennessean

It's been nearly 16 years since "Disney's The Lion King" first premiered on Broadway. But I can assure you that this "Lion" still has plenty to roar about.

Of course, much of the credit for that goes to director / designer Julie Taymor, who managed to take a rather simple - though undeniably charming - coming-of-age tale and transform it into one of the most successful stage musicals of all time.

Based on the 1994 Disney animated film, "The Lion King" follows the adventures of Simba, a lion cub who must defeat his murderous Uncle Scar and avenge the death of his father Mufasa to assume his rightful ...